LOGIC GATES

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Logic gates are the basic building blocks of any digital system. It is an electronic circuit having one
or more than one input and only one output. The relationship between the input and the output is
based on a certain logic. Based on this, logic gates are named as AND gate, OR gate, NOT gate
etc.

AND Gate
A circuit which performs an AND operation is shown in figure. It has n input n >= 2 and one output.

Logic diagram

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OR Gate
A circuit which performs an OR operation is shown in figure. It has n input n >= 2 and one output.

Logic diagram

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NOT Gate
NOT gate is also known as Inverter. It has one input A and one output Y.

Logic diagram

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NAND Gate
A NOT-AND operation is known as NAND operation. It has n input n >= 2 and one output.

Logic diagram

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NOR Gate
A NOT-OR operation is known as NOR operation. It has n input n >= 2 and one output.

Logic diagram

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XOR Gate
XOR or Ex-OR gate is a special type of gate. It can be used in the half adder, full adder and
subtractor. The exclusive-OR gate is abbreviated as EX-OR gate or sometime as X-OR gate. It has n
input n >= 2 and one output.

Logic diagram

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XNOR Gate
XNOR gate is a special type of gate. It can be used in the half adder, full adder and subtractor. The
exclusive-NOR gate is abbreviated as EX-NOR gate or sometime as X-NOR gate. It has n input n >= 2
and one output.

Logic diagram

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